Comparing Mental Health of Francophones in Canada, France, and Belgium: 12-Month and Lifetime Rates of Mental Health Service Use (Part 2)

Objectives: To compare 12-month and lifetime service use for common mental disorders in 4 francophone subsamples using data from national mental health surveys in Canada, Quebec, France, and Belgium. This is the second article in a 2-part series comparing mental disorders and service use prevalence of French-speaking populations. Methods: Comparable World Mental Health-Composite International Diagnostic Interviews (WMH-CIDI) were administered to representative samples of adults (aged 18 years and older) in Canada during 2002 and in France and Belgium from 2001 to 2003. Two groups of francophon... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Tempier, Raymond
Vasiliadis, Helen-Maria
Gilbert, Fabien
Demyttenaere, Koen
Bruffaerts, Ronny
Lépine, Jean-Pierre
Gasquet, Isabelle
Lepnurm, Marje
Lesage, Alain
Puchala, Chassidy
Mosier, Karen
Kovess-Masféty, Viviane
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Reihe/Periodikum: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ; volume 55, issue 5, page 295-304 ; ISSN 0706-7437 1497-0015
Verlag/Hrsg.: SAGE Publications
Schlagwörter: Psychiatry and Mental health
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674371005500505

Objectives: To compare 12-month and lifetime service use for common mental disorders in 4 francophone subsamples using data from national mental health surveys in Canada, Quebec, France, and Belgium. This is the second article in a 2-part series comparing mental disorders and service use prevalence of French-speaking populations. Methods: Comparable World Mental Health-Composite International Diagnostic Interviews (WMH-CIDI) were administered to representative samples of adults (aged 18 years and older) in Canada during 2002 and in France and Belgium from 2001 to 2003. Two groups of francophone adults in Canada, in Quebec ( n = 7571) and outside Quebec ( n = 500), and respondents in Belgium ( n = 389) and France ( n = 1436) completed the French version of the population survey. Prevalence rates of common mental health service use were examined for major depressive episodes and specific anxiety disorders (that is, agoraphobia, social phobia, and panic disorder). Results: Overall, most francophones with mental disorders do not seek treatment. Canadians consulted more mental health professionals than their European counterparts, with the exception of psychiatrists. Conclusions: Patterns of service use are similar among francophone populations. Variations that exist may be accounted for by differences in health care resources, health care systems, and health insurance coverage.